Status of the Aquaculture in Argentina

GABRIEL ALEJANDRO MORALES

Edinburgh

Workshop; Workshop on Aquaculture & Food security, SOUTH ATLANTIC RESEARCH COOPERATION; 2016

EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

Globalisation and new standards for environmental and social responsibility have changed the context in which the aquaculture industry will function in the near future. The Atlantic Ocean is a shared resource that needs to be sustainably exploited and preserved by all the countries that surround it. Additionally, with the Galway Statement implementation with the US and Canada in the North Atlantic, the European Commission has taken significant steps together with countries bordering the Atlantic towards an All Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance by developing a South Atlantic Flagship Initiative. During the Rio Conference of November 2015, the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation co-signed with the Brazilian Minister a Memorandum on Marine Research Cooperation. The Conference was followed by an aquaculture workshop on ?Brazil-EU multi-stakeholder interaction in aquaculture", held in Fortaleza on the occasion of the National Shrimp Fair (FENACAM) 2015 where the Marine Resources Unit of the European Commission, Brazilian and European representatives and several researchers and industry representatives participated. A follow-up meeting took place in Brussels on the 9 of March 2016 to operationalise the recommendations from the Rio Conference. During this meeting key headlines and recommendations on areas of common interest for the aquaculture sector were identified and the importance of reinforcing links between industrial partners (as the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform - EATIP) for creating business opportunities was highlighted. Mobility and training have been recognised as a key factor of success for reinforcing cooperation between the partners.